My Bonsai Obsession

In February 2019 I posted a photo of a grapefruit with seeds growing inside the fruit. Thirty months later it's time for an update. Thi...

Spring is my favourite time of year, so I'm really jealous of all those bonsai growers in the Northern hemisphere whose deciduous trees ...

This little olive tree is one of the rare trees I've bought as bonsai stock, meaning that it required a lot less work than most of my ot...

In October 2015 I wrote about a newly acquired Stinkwood tree which was drowning in Maple seedlings . Weeds and seedlings - October 2015...

I hope my tone doesn’t offend any beginners, but some people seriously think this is the best way to start bonsai. Some nurseries even ...

The olive trees commonly used for bonsai in South Africa are Olea Europaea subsp. Africana, often referred to as the wild olive. Its fruit a...

15 November 2015 I recently wrote a post about a tree I acquired which was growing in a pot full of weeds . Only many of those weeds turne...

Although I've got hundreds of little trees growing in my bonsai area, only a small proportion of them are trees I bought. A few others w...